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Susan Werner: A Musician With Big Ideas on Farm to Table Food

Folk singer-songwriter Susan Werner knows food. She grew up on a family farm in Iowa. She has strong opinions about what we should eat and where that food should come from. So she says it was a no brainer when she was commissioned to write a concept album about farming. Werner brings that music to Birmingham Saturday night as part of her "Hayseed Project" tour.

The performance at UABâs Alys Stephens Center is part of the concert hallâs first ever Nite Market â a farmers market with talks by local growers, demonstrations, games and garden inspired art. Werner tells WBHMâs Sarah Delia sheâs looking forward to the conversation on local food and sheâs been studying up on Alabama agriculture.